San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-12
BROOKLYN LETTER.
DR.. TaImage OGreates a Sensation
by Telling About "Employments
In Heaven"
BROOKLYN, Aug. 6, 1857.

DkOOhI1N, aug o' 1901
Editor LIGHT:
The prevailing sensation here at the
present time, and there is always a sem
sation of some kind in this charming
city, is the recent sermon OF the Rev.
DIR. Talmage on "EmplOyments in
Heaven" In this effort the gentleman
has out Talmaged Talmage, and given
to the world a discourse which could
scarcely be matched by the most ultra
radical splrltualist In the land. DR.. Tai
mage IL nothing If not literal, and his
description of the inhabitants OF the
heavenly kingdom, their feelings and
pursuits are precisely as If he had per-
solally visited some far.Of and much
speculated- about country, and made
geographical survey. DIR. Talmage's
touches are.dlstinctively pre- Raphaelite,
and while totally unlike the Rev. DR..
Henry Ward Beecher in analytic and In
tellectual power, he resembles him in
this, that when he gets on TO atopic that
fires his Imagination, he Is very apt To
forget not only his creed, but present
logic and subsequent syllOgistic ques-
lions and criticisms in the pleasure and
enthusiasm Of the moment. After ser
mon of MIR. Beecher's In which every
thing that the most infatuated spiritu-
alist teaches-yea. and little more
was gloriOusly set forth and Endorsed,
the writer had occasion 10 speak to him
on matter OF business, and so took the
opportunity of abiding to the sermon.
"Et tu brutus?" he said with smile,
and added, "By tomorrow | suppose
shall be challenged from dozen diff
erent quarters, and the newspapers?
Oh! phewr' But what did you mean
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every word of it, and | believe every
word OF it," he replied. "And so do the
spiritualists," | answered, land more
than this, they believe they can prove
what they describe" Far be it for
me to say they cannot" was the
characteristic response, but SO far
have not found any thing particu-
larry convincing in spiritualistic phe-
nomens. But there is probably good
leaven in that lump" DIR. Talmage
has not been so generous. His criti-
cisms of spiritnalists and spiritualism
have been very bitter, and in the face
and eyes too of the closest church fell
lowship with spiritualistic medium,
cIarivOysnt healer, trance speaker.
Now If these claims to spirit communion
are false, or the works Of the devil, as
DR.. Talmage has more than once assnr-
eu us lUty WtTb, Wuht IIRut nhu ht h5
shepherd of this flock to have profess
ed spirituslist, a practical ClairyOyant
for deacon or chief henchman of the
Tabernaclep The fact is, DR.. Talmage
got to GOING on the other
side, and when he had fairly tickled
the denuncistory steed there was
just as much joy in rhetorical
invective as in sweet poetical imagery.
In the sermon alluded to, DR.. Talmage
says that physicians will practice medi-
cine in Heaven, for there will be dis
eases enough on earth to keep them Oo-
cupied. 10 confederation OF this ex-
treme spiritualistic statement, he men
tiOns cases where patients have recOv-
cred after having been given up by the
best med Cal talent, and adds, perhaps
Abercrombie touched them Surely
the spiritualists have scored one on DIR.
Talmage, a deep and ineflaceable one.
Perhaps the clairvOyant ministratiODs
of DR.. Tucker in the Talmage family
will account for this complete change of
opinion. DR.. Tucker is very hand
some. kindly gentleman, between fifty
and sixty years of age, very rich, money
all made from cIairyOyant examinations
and prescriptions alleged TO have been
furnished by spirits-eXGeedinglY hos
pitable and generous in the church. In
fact DR.. Tucker is the most popular man
in Tabernacle society.
There will be another sensation in this
city in all probability when the former
superintendent OF public schools enters
upon his new duties as principal of the
Central grammar school at the new and
entirely unjustifiable salary of 5000
per annum. This raise does not please
the parents whose children cannot at
tend school because of the lack of ac-
cOmmOdatiOns, nor does it seem very
wise to any but the political managers
and tricksters. Mr.. Calvin PsttersOn's
position will not be bed of roses, I'M
less his previous experiences have rem
dered him entirly pachydermatOus. A
coach needs fifth wheel just as much
as this institution needs So, 200 man at
the head of it. We taxpayers are yet TO
be heard frOm-yea, verify.
ELEANOR KIRK.